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Growth of North Sea Sole The length of North Sea sole, a species of fish, can be determined using the von Bertalanffy model by the formula
Here t is age, in years, and L is length, in inches.
a. Make a graph L versus t. Include values of t from 1 to 10 years.
b. Use functional notation to express the length of a 4-year-old sole, and that calculate that value.
c. At what age will a sole be 10 inches long?
d. What is the limiting length for a North Sea sole?
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